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Estimates of technically available woody biomass feedstock from natural forests and willow biomass crops for two locations in New York State by Castellano, P.J., Volk, T.A., Herrington, L.P.

“…A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to estimate the technically available woody biomass from forests and willow biomass crops within a 40 km radius…”
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Effect of cutting storage conditions during planting operations on the survival and biomass production of four willow (Salix L.) clones by Volk, T.A, Ballard, B, Robison, D.J, Abrahamson, L.P

“…Planting vigorous cuttings that quickly develop shoots and roots is essential to the biological and economic success of willow biomass crops. Current…”
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An assessment of the harvesting and fuel performance of a single-pass cut-and-chip harvester in commercial-scale short-rotation poplar crops as influenced by crop and weather conditions by Eisenbies, M.H., Volk, T.A., DeSouza, D., Hallen, K., Stanton, B., Espinoza, J., Himes, A., Shuren, R., Stonex, R., Summers, B., Zerpa, J.

“…There is a need for data on commercial-scale harvesting operations in hybrid poplar short rotation crops to better understand costs and logistics, especially…”
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GIS based agricultural land availability assessment for the establishment of short rotation woody crops in Latvia by Abolina, E., Volk, T.A., Lazdina, D.

“…This study provides a country level estimate of geographically available agricultural land area which has been out of production for more than two years and…”
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Untapped Potential: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Bioenergy Production from Marginal Lands in the Northeast USA by Stoof, Cathelijne R, Richards, Brian K, Woodbury, Peter B, Fabio, Eric S, Brumbach, Alice R, Cherney, Jerry, Das, Srabani, Geohring, Larry, Hansen, Julie, Hornesky, Josh, Mayton, Hilary, Mason, Cedric, Ruestow, Gerry, Smart, Lawrence B, Volk, Timothy A, Steenhuis, Tammo S

“…Over two million hectares of marginal land in the Northeast USA no longer used for agriculture may be suitable and available for production of…”
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The development of short-rotation willow in the northeastern United States for bioenergy and bioproducts, agroforestry and phytoremediation by Volk, T.A., Abrahamson, L.P., Nowak, C.A., Smart, L.B., Tharakan, P.J., White, E.H.

“…Research on willow ( Salix spp.) as a locally produced, renewable feedstock for bioenergy and bioproducts began in New York in the mid-1980s in response to…”
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Life cycle assessment of a willow bioenergy cropping system by Heller, Martin C, Keoleian, Gregory A, Volk, Timothy A

“…The environmental performance of willow biomass crop production systems in New York (NY) is analyzed using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The…”
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Energy feedstock characteristics of willow and hybrid poplar clones at harvest age by Tharakan, P.J., Volk, T.A., Abrahamson, L.P., White, E.H.

“…Woody biomass feedstock produced from willow and hybrid poplar can be converted into bioenergy via thermochemical and biochemical processes. Variation in key…”
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Cuticular wax composition of Salix varieties in relation to biomass productivity by Teece, Mark A., Zengeya, Thomas, Volk, Timothy A., Smart, Lawrence B.

“…The leaf cuticular wax composition (fatty acids, n-alcohols, n-aldehydes, and n-alkanes) and biomass productivities of six Salix clones grown under similar…”
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Relative resistance of willow and poplar biomass production clones across a continuum of herbivorous insect specialization: Univariate and multivariate approaches by Nordman, Erik E., Robison, Daniel J., Abrahamson, Lawrence P., Volk, Timothy A.

“…Short-rotation woody crops (SRWC) are being developed as a sustainable system that simultaneously produces a renewable feedstock for bioenergy and bioproducts…”
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Willow biomass production during ten successive annual harvests by Kopp, R.F, Abrahamson, L.P, White, E.H, Volk, T.A, Nowak, C.A, Fillhart, R.C

“…Five willow clones and one hybrid poplar clone were planted during 1987 at 0.3×0.3 m spacing and harvested annually for 10 years. Half of the trees were…”
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Sustainability and environmental issues associated with willow bioenergy development in New York (U.S.A.) by Abrahamson, L.P, Robison, D.J, Volk, T.A, White, E.H, Neuhauser, E.F, Benjamin, W.H, Peterson, J.M

“…Biomass-for-bioenergy cropping and production systems based on willow (and poplar) planted and managed at high densities and short (3–4 year) coppice harvest…”
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Fifty-three years of change in an upland forest in south-central New York: growth, mortality and recruitment by Volk, T.A, Fahey, T.J

“…The contributions of growth, mortality and recruitment to long-term changes in the composition and structure of an Allegheny northern hardwood forest were…”
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Fifty years of change in an upland forest in south-central New York: general patterns by Fain, J.J, Volk, T.A, Fahey, T.J

“…Long-term changes in the composition and structure of an upland hardwood forest in south-central New York were quantified by resurvey of 22 permanent plots…”
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